# AD 74-12-02: Aft Facing Seats

- Type: Airworthiness directive
- Status: Current
- Products: Textron 36, 58, 58A, 60, A36 and A60
- Effective: June 5, 1974
- Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD
- Product type: Aircraft, Small airplane
- Amendment: 39-1857
- Registered aircraft: 3,456 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/688A83EA0DB1F85986256A0800735A07.0001
- DRS record last changed: January 21, 2026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/74-12-02

## The airworthiness directive

74-12-02 BEECH: Amendment 39-1857. Applies to Models 36 and A36 (Serial Numbers E-1 through E-434); Models 58 and 58A (Serial Numbers TH-1 through TH-335); Models 60 and A60 (Serial Numbers P-4 through P-240) aircraft.

Compliance: Required as indicated, unless already accomplished.

To provide the required structural level of occupant protection during minor crash conditions for those aircraft equipped with optional, aft-facing seats, within the next 100 hours' time in service after the effective date of this AD, accomplish the following:

Install two improved seat back supports on each aft-facing seat in accordance with Beechcraft Service Instruction No. 0591-314, Rev. 1, or later approved revisions or any equivalent approved by the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, FAA, Central Region.

NOTE: Seat back supports, Beech P/N 58-530193-1 are applicable to Models 36, A36, 58, 58A, and 60 aircraft, and seat back supports, Beech P/N 58-530193-3 are applicable to Model A60 aircraft.

This amendment becomes effective June 5, 1974.

## Affected data sheets (3) (OpenAirDocs)

The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names.

- [TCDS 3A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A15): Textron Aviation Inc.; names 2 of 27 models: 36, A36
- [TCDS 3A16](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A16): Textron Aviation Inc.; names 2 of 21 models: 58, 58A
- [TCDS A12CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A12CE): Textron Aviation Inc.; names 2 of 3 models: A60, 60

## Registered aircraft it may apply to (OpenAirDocs)

Matched by airframe and engine model; the AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

- Aircraft: 3,456 (3,456 by airframe model, 0 by engine model)
- Makers: Beech 2,819, Raytheon 636, Beech/Goedkerj L 1

Models with the most aircraft:

- [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36): 1,907 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58): 726 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Raytheon A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-a36): 448 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Raytheon 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-58): 188 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Beech 36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-36): 111 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Beech A60](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a60): 43 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Beech 60](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-60): 32 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Beech/Goedkerj L A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-goedkerj-l-a36): 1 aircraft (airframe model)

All 9 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/74-12-02/models.md
Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/74-12-02/aircraft.md

Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs.

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